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Turkey Launches Its First Homegrown Automotive Company & It’s Electric!

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Turkey has established itself as a global automotive manufacturing powerhouse and in 2017, Turkey’s President Erdo?an A coalition of 5 Turkish companies rallied around the idea, and in 2019, the first two concept vehicles were unveiled. Disclaimer: Travel and accommodations for the author […].

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

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There is an electric tug under construction for use in Turkey, but it is small (18.7m), is designed with a conventional twin screw propulsion line (as opposed to the Azimuth propulsion in the RSD-E 2513) and will work in a very narrow and tight environment. In 2019 it consumed 190,926 liters of diesel equating to 514.33 tCO 2 e.

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SpaceX’s next-gen Starship rocket wins first satellite launch contract

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In May 2019, SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell suggested that Starship could be used to launch Turkey’s second domestically-built communications satellite , although her off-hand mention has yet to translate into any official agreement.

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Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project

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Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. MWh capacity, helping support the grid, which extends from Turkey to Norway. MWh capacity. In 2020, NGEN upped the ante by installing an even larger project. Hz, NGEN told us.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

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JATO’s data revealed that these vehicles were responsible for 61% of total sales in February 2024, in comparison to the 62% registered in February 2019. This success comes at the expense of diesel cars, with the market share of these vehicles falling from 35% of registrations in February 2019 to just 15% last month.

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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In 2019, before COVID could affect survival rates, Spain had a life expectancy at birth (for males and females combined) of 84 years. Spain is the best example: Since 1975, its average meat supply has more than doubled, peaking at 120 kg in 2002 before dropping back to today’s 100 kg.

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Volkswagen Group opts for LNG-fueled car carriers

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From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. Shipper Siem Car Carriers AS, which submitted a proposal that was convincing in economic and environmental terms.

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